Murder inquiry after fatal fire
Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of an elderly woman in a flat fire in Deptford in south London, believed to have been started by an accelerant.
Elderly woman who died after fire has been named
An elderly woman who died after being rescued from a fire in a flat on Deptford High Street has been named as 82-year-old Giuseppina Fazzani.
A murder investigation has been launched and a post-mortem has begun. Her next of kin has been informed.
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